Stanford community honors winners of 2017 Amy J. Blue Awards

Stanford celebrated the accomplishments of the 2017 Amy J. Blue Award winners with an afternoon ceremony and reception in Lagunita Courtyard.

The Amy J. Blue Awards honor staff members who are exceptionally dedicated, supportive of colleagues and passionate about their work. This year’s winners are Elizabeth A. “Becky” Fischbach, exhibits manager and designer, Special Collections, Stanford University Libraries; Laura Hubbard, associate director, Center for African Studies, which coordinates an interdisciplinary program in African studies for undergraduate and graduate students; and Reyno “Rey” Peralta, lead custodian in Student Housing Operations, a division of Residential & Dining Enterprises.

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Amy J. Blue Award winner profiles

Elizabeth Fischbach, a ‘storyteller par excellence,’ wins an Amy J. Blue Award

Fischbach, exhibition designer and manager for Stanford Libraries’ Special Collections, is one of this year’s winners of the Amy J. Blue Award, which honors staff members who are exceptionally dedicated, supportive of colleagues and passionate about their work.

Laura Hubbard, known for tremendous energy and compassion, wins 2017 Amy J. Blue Award

Laura Hubbard, associate director for the Center for African Studies, is one of this year’s winners of the Amy J. Blue Award, which honors staff members who are exceptionally dedicated, supportive of colleagues and passionate about their work.

Reyno Peralta, ‘caretaker in the truest sense of the word,’ wins 2017 Amy J. Blue Award

Reyno Peralta, the lead custodian at Florence Moore Hall, is one of this year’s winners of the Amy J. Blue Award, which honors staff members who are exceptionally dedicated, supportive of colleagues and passionate about their work.